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Henry William Harper was a New Zealand Anglican priest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a vicar of Hokitika and Timaru. From 1875 to 1911, he was Archdeacon of Timaru. In his numerous and detailed letters, which now constitute this book, the author noted different aspects of a priest's life in New Zealand and other colonial countries. His letters give a lot of valid historical data suitable for research. Thus, he describes the issues of the church service organization, travels and nature of New Zealand and other lands, the looks and traditions of the Maori people, partly dissimilated in times of Harper. Being a collection of different data and topics people usually mix in their letters, the presented here book is an exciting insight into life in the period of New Zealand colonization as it was.
This book examines the distinctive aspects that insiders and outsiders perceived as characteristic of Irish and Scottish ethnic identities in New Zealand. When, how, and why did Irish and Scots identify themselves and others in ethnic terms? What characteristics did the Irish and the Scots attribute to themselves and what traits did others assign to them? Did these traits change over time and if so how? Contemporary interest surrounding issues of ethnic identities is vibrant. In countries such as New Zealand, descendants of European settlers are seeking their ethnic origins, spurred on in part by factors such as an ongoing interest in indigenous genealogies, the burgeoning appeal of family history societies, and the booming financial benefits of marketing ethnicities abroad. This fascinating book will appeal to scholars and students of the history of empire and the construction of identity in settler communities, as well as those interested in the history of New Zealand.
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